The Truth About Anti-Depressants With Robert Whitaker | The Homeless Romantic
From The Homeless Romantic Podcast: Journalist Robert Whitaker discusses the need to bridge the gap between the public perception of mental health and the evidence-based reality.
Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . . And Digs a New Hole...
The STAR*D scandal is about how psychiatry peddled a fabricated result to the public, and now Aftab, in his latest post, has added a whopper of his own to the STAR*D story.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 14: Psychotherapy and the Role of Psychologists
Peter Gøtzsche discusses how the textbooks barely mention the role of psychotherapy and therapists, instead focusing almost entirely on pharmacotherapy.
The Invisible Memories That Shape Our Lives
From PsychAlive/Lisa Firestone, PhD: Implicit memories are unconscious, bodily memories that, when triggered in the present, do not seem like they are coming from the past.
All the Lonely People: The Atomized Generation
From Erraticus: We must live each day in radical opposition to the world, keeping in mind that the economics of modern life are designed to atomize us.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Chandra, Mother of Sophia
This is the story of Chandra and her daughter Sophia (not their real names), who has been in the mental health system since the age of 10.
How Capitalism Is Helping Fuel Our Mental Health Crisis
From Psychology Today/Justin Garson, PhD: We need to better confront the economic and political structures that are making us sick, says psychotherapist and author Dr. James Davies.
A Therapist Grapples With Diagnosis Culture
From Mental Hellth: When seemingly everyone has a DSM disorder, how do we find out what's actually going on?
Book Review: A History of Fatigue from the Middle Ages to the Present
Fatigue has always been in the background, infiltrating everywhere, ruling our choices and life paths—and the pharmaceutical industry has taken advantage.
“Assisted” Outpatient Commitment Advocates Manufacture Consent Via Manipulation
From Truthout: There is a battle currently raging to convince the few states without involuntary outpatient commitment laws to give in.
Inside the Neuroscience Community: Peter Sterling Responds to Awais Aftab
Dr. Aftab objects to my "tirade against psychiatric neuroscience." What Dr. Aftab does not do is address any of my substantive conclusions.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 13: Forced Treatment
Peter Gøtzsche discusses the way psychiatry violates international ethics laws by engaging in forced treatment and other abuses.
Intellectualization Results From Blocked Childhood Trauma | Daniel Mackler
Intellectualization is when people use their intellect, their logic, or their abstract reasoning to avoid having to deal with feelings.
A New Vision for Mental Health Care at Soteria Jerusalem
Despite living in Israel for five years, I had no idea that one of the few Soteria houses in the world was only a short train ride away.
Yale Psychiatrist Receives Federal Grant to Shock Elderly Dementia Patients
The release from Yale Medical School doesn’t explain how the researchers will obtain consent from those with severe dementia to participate in their study.
Cochrane Reviews of Psychiatric Drugs Are Untrustworthy
Cochrane is keen to protect guild interests and to comply with official views from governments even when they contradict the evidence in Cochrane reviews.
“Nobody Comes to Work to Harm People”
From Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad: People cannot heal within a system which refuses to acknowledge the harm it continues to cause.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook Chapter 12: Electroshock
Peter Gøtzsche discusses the poor body of research for the efficacy of ECT and the common effect of amnesia, which indicates brain damage.
SSRI Use During Pregnancy Alters the Child’s Brain Development
Reduced brain volumes due to SSRI exposure in pregnancy was not explained by maternal depression alone.
The Wellsprings of Horror in the Cradle | Alice Miller
From Alice-Miller.com: The connections between terrorism (violence, war, etc.) and childhood are still hardly recognized. It is time to take the facts seriously.
Why I Resigned from Mental Health America
When MHA lobbied for expanding forced treatment, I could no longer allow myself to be a cog in the oppressive, profit-driven, psych industry wheel.
‘We Should Drop the Disorder Because…’ AD4E Online Festival Sept. 22!
Watch a promotional video for ADisorder4Everyone's upcoming annual festival on Friday, September 22: "A collective roar of disapproval for a system that labels and medicates rather than listens and responds with compassion."
Unattached Burdens: IFS Helps Us Understand What Psychiatry Ignores
To heal from unattached burdens requires an understanding of the mind that psychiatry lacks.
What Patients — and Doctors — Should Know About ‘Benzo’ Withdrawal
From The Washington Post: There is little awareness about the consequences of withdrawing from long-term use or high doses of these drugs and how to do it safely.
What’s Eating Oregon? Peer Respites, The Lund Report & Beyond
Peer respites are a precious resource that deserve protection, and implementation that prioritizes the full vision of the model and prevents co-optation.
